November is COPD Awareness month and Intermountain Health wants to you to know the risk factors and how to get help if you have the disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic ...

Nov. 5 -- WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans are aware of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but less than half know that the serious lung disease can be treated, ...

Editor: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) it is the third leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of disability. Early diagnosis is crucial. COPD affects an estimated 30 ...

Many of us take for granted the simple reflex of breathing. Sadly, what is simple to me is not so simple to the 1 in every 12 Iowans who struggle with shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and the ...

Carroll Hospital Center recently received a gubernatorial proclamation declaring November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month. The proclamation was signed by Gov. Martin ...

There’s a good chance that you know someone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you don’t, chances are you know someone who does because there are 16 million Americans diagnosed with ...

Boehringer Ingelheim is sponsoring a star-studded COPD awareness effort with NASCAR, the American Lung Association and the COPD Foundation. The Drive4COPD campaign, a multiyear initiative aimed at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the month of November, clinicians, lung organizations and patients with COPD come together every year to ...

Did you know that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis – affects more than 12 million Americans? COPD is a term used to describe the ...